"Chateau-Thierry" Quotes from Famous Books
... whereupon he moved forward. It was ten o'clock before he reached a large farm called Haute-Epine. By that time Napoleon was ready for him. He had left Marmont back at Champaubert to hold back Bluecher. He threw Mortier forward on the Chateau-Thierry road to check Yorck. He put Friant, the veteran and splendid fighter, in echelon along the La Ferte road; withdrew Nansouty's cavalry to cover his own right, and put Ney and Ricard in his main battle line between Friant on the road and the river on the left. The guard, with Maurice's ... — The Eagle of the Empire - A Story of Waterloo • Cyrus Townsend Brady |